Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 31

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Tue Jan 23 22:08:00 GMT 2024


Hi Gilles,

I am attaching the text file with the capture data. I hope it helps.

Many thanks!

Armando




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> 1. Re: Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30 (armsabts at pm.me)
> 2. Re: Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30 (Gilles Caulier)
> 3. Restoring a photo does not restore tags (chimney at thespicers.net)
> 4. Re: Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30 (Maik Qualmann)
> 5. Re: Restoring a photo does not restore tags (Maik Qualmann)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:20:32 +0000
> From: armsabts at pm.me
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
> Subject: Re: Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30
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> 
> Thank you for your advice. I have, however, a couple of issues:
> 1. I don't know how to go to my Windows System Information panel and add a new user variable. Could you, explain, please?
> 2. Upon downloading DebugView there are three applications: Dbgview, dbgview64, and Dbgview64a. Which one do I run? Does it matter?
> 
> Just as a background reference: I am not very knowledgeable with computing, but I would like to be able to use Digikam because I had been using it in the past and I like it. Unfortunately, something must have been changed in an update, because I cannot run it any longer.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Armando
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> > 1. cannot run digiKam 8.3 (armsabts at pm.me)
> > 2. Re: cannot run digiKam 8.3 (Gilles Caulier)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:53:22 +0000
> > From: armsabts at pm.me
> > To: "digikam-users at kde.org" digikam-users at kde.org
> > 
> > Subject: cannot run digiKam 8.3
> > Message-ID:
> > E6vI4NrilF2XBFrZuhnqITC6taDwA9JnSmqb0aDCsKMZou8IbyzCeoHx_H5wVebHAUdG7DhXOTEf7jJ5_3xjkOVAkGlrkqF1oaPEniiKOns=@pm.me
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> > 
> > When I open the app I see the message: "Error while opening the database. digiKam will try to automatically reconnect to the database".
> > Then, after I click Cancel, another window opens with the message: "Failed to open the database. You cannot use digiKam without a working database. Please check the database settings in the next dialog".
> > After clicking OK, a new window entitled "Database Configuration" opens up, showing "Type MySQL Server", and below that, there are three tabs: Remote Server Settings, Requirements, and Documentation.
> > 
> > I am using:
> > 
> > Edition Windows 10 Pro
> > Version 22H2
> > Installed on ‎3/‎18/‎2021
> > OS build 19045.3930
> > Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0
> > 
> > Processor Intel Core i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
> > Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.69 GB usable)
> > System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
> > 
> > I will appreciate your advice.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > Armando
> > 
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:11:08 +0100
> > From: Gilles Caulier caulier.gilles at gmail.com
> > 
> > To: "digikam-users at kde.org" digikam-users at kde.org
> > 
> > Subject: Re: cannot run digiKam 8.3
> > Message-ID:
> > CAHFG6sHhz6aunXpA3PSrW38ZM2cqjq0X6OUdczDAVtJzUr2gVA at mail.gmail.com
> > 
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Please download DebugView from Microsoft and capture the application
> > trace at runtime.
> > 
> > See instructions here :
> > 
> > https://www.digikam.org/contribute/
> > 
> > Gilles Caulier
> > 
> > Le lun. 22 janv. 2024 à 18:54, armsabts at pm.me a écrit :
> > 
> > > When I open the app I see the message: "Error while opening the database. digiKam will try to automatically reconnect to the database".
> > > Then, after I click Cancel, another window opens with the message: "Failed to open the database. You cannot use digiKam without a working database. Please check the database settings in the next dialog".
> > > After clicking OK, a new window entitled "Database Configuration" opens up, showing "Type MySQL Server", and below that, there are three tabs: Remote Server Settings, Requirements, and Documentation.
> > > 
> > > I am using:
> > > 
> > > Edition Windows 10 Pro
> > > Version 22H2
> > > Installed on ‎3/‎18/‎2021
> > > OS build 19045.3930
> > > Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0
> > > 
> > > Processor Intel Core i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
> > > Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.69 GB usable)
> > > System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
> > > 
> > > I will appreciate your advice.
> > > 
> > > Thank you,
> > > 
> > > Armando
> > > 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:31:03 +0100
> From: Gilles Caulier caulier.gilles at gmail.com
> 
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
> Subject: Re: Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30
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> Le mar. 23 janv. 2024 à 16:21, armsabts at pm.me a écrit :
> 
> > Thank you for your advice. I have, however, a couple of issues:
> > 1. I don't know how to go to my Windows System Information panel and add a new user variable. Could you, explain, please?
> 
> 
> https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/121664-set-new-user-system-environment-variables-windows.html
> 
> > 2. Upon downloading DebugView there are three applications: Dbgview, dbgview64, and Dbgview64a. Which one do I run? Does it matter?
> 
> 
> dbgview64
> 
> Best
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:41:17 +0000
> From: chimney at thespicers.net
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
> Subject: Restoring a photo does not restore tags
> Message-ID:
> CALG0mrgL6SK2Z9-MoE3FiW_AFJD1Jytk3XDkCBQ6pUBYh48XTA at mail.gmail.com
> 
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> 
> If I set tags on a photo in digikam (not saved to the file itself) and then
> delete and restore the photo the tags are not restored. Is this a bug? I'd
> expect to get the photo back as it was before I (accidentally) deleted it.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:46:22 +0100
> From: Maik Qualmann metzpinguin at gmail.com
> 
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
> Subject: Re: Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30
> Message-ID: 2716140.mvXUDI8C0e at linux-tpgn
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> If you used digiKam a long time ago, you has set up an external MySQL server
> database for digiKam. If this server still exists, you just need to adjust the
> parameters, network address, username, password. If the server no longer
> exists, the best thing to do is to start with a new digiKam configuration. To
> do this you have to delete the “digikamrc” configuration file.
> You can find them at:
> C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\
> 
> Maik
> 
> Am Dienstag, 23. Januar 2024, 16:20:32 CET schrieb armsabts at pm.me:
> 
> > Thank you for your advice. I have, however, a couple of issues:
> > 1. I don't know how to go to my Windows System Information panel and add a
> > new user variable. Could you, explain, please? 2. Upon downloading
> > DebugView there are three applications: Dbgview, dbgview64, and Dbgview64a.
> > Which one do I run? Does it matter?
> > 
> > Just as a background reference: I am not very knowledgeable with computing,
> > but I would like to be able to use Digikam because I had been using it in
> > the past and I like it. Unfortunately, something must have been changed in
> > an update, because I cannot run it any longer.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Armando
> > 
> > Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
> > 
> > On Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 at 7:00 AM, digikam-users-request at kde.org
> 
> digikam-users-request at kde.org wrote:
> 
> > > Send Digikam-users mailing list submissions to
> > > digikam-users at kde.org
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> > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> > > digikam-users-request at kde.org
> > > 
> > > You can reach the person managing the list at
> > > digikam-users-owner at kde.org
> > > 
> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> > > than "Re: Contents of Digikam-users digest..."
> > > 
> > > Today's Topics:
> > > 
> > > 1. cannot run digiKam 8.3 (armsabts at pm.me)
> > > 2. Re: cannot run digiKam 8.3 (Gilles Caulier)
> > > 
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:53:22 +0000
> > > From: armsabts at pm.me
> > > To: "digikam-users at kde.org" digikam-users at kde.org
> > > 
> > > Subject: cannot run digiKam 8.3
> > > Message-ID:
> > > E6vI4NrilF2XBFrZuhnqITC6taDwA9JnSmqb0aDCsKMZou8IbyzCeoHx_H5wVebHAUdG7DhXOT
> > > Ef7jJ5_3xjkOVAkGlrkqF1oaPEniiKOns=@pm.me
> > > 
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > > 
> > > When I open the app I see the message: "Error while opening the database.
> > > digiKam will try to automatically reconnect to the database". Then, after
> > > I click Cancel, another window opens with the message: "Failed to open
> > > the database. You cannot use digiKam without a working database. Please
> > > check the database settings in the next dialog". After clicking OK, a new
> > > window entitled "Database Configuration" opens up, showing "Type MySQL
> > > Server", and below that, there are three tabs: Remote Server Settings,
> > > Requirements, and Documentation.
> > > 
> > > I am using:
> > > 
> > > Edition Windows 10 Pro
> > > Version 22H2
> > > Installed on ‎3/‎18/‎2021
> > > OS build 19045.3930
> > > Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0
> > > 
> > > Processor Intel Core i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
> > > Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.69 GB usable)
> > > System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
> > > 
> > > I will appreciate your advice.
> > > 
> > > Thank you,
> > > 
> > > Armando
> > > 
> > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
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> > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
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> > > /attachment-0001.htm
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:11:08 +0100
> > > From: Gilles Caulier caulier.gilles at gmail.com
> > > 
> > > To: "digikam-users at kde.org" digikam-users at kde.org
> > > 
> > > Subject: Re: cannot run digiKam 8.3
> > > Message-ID:
> > > CAHFG6sHhz6aunXpA3PSrW38ZM2cqjq0X6OUdczDAVtJzUr2gVA at mail.gmail.com
> > > 
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Please download DebugView from Microsoft and capture the application
> > > trace at runtime.
> > > 
> > > See instructions here :
> > > 
> > > https://www.digikam.org/contribute/
> > > 
> > > Gilles Caulier
> > > 
> > > Le lun. 22 janv. 2024 à 18:54, armsabts at pm.me a écrit :
> > > 
> > > > When I open the app I see the message: "Error while opening the
> > > > database. digiKam will try to automatically reconnect to the database".
> > > > Then, after I click Cancel, another window opens with the message:
> > > > "Failed to open the database. You cannot use digiKam without a working
> > > > database. Please check the database settings in the next dialog". After
> > > > clicking OK, a new window entitled "Database Configuration" opens up,
> > > > showing "Type MySQL Server", and below that, there are three tabs:
> > > > Remote Server Settings, Requirements, and Documentation.
> > > > 
> > > > I am using:
> > > > 
> > > > Edition Windows 10 Pro
> > > > Version 22H2
> > > > Installed on ‎3/‎18/‎2021
> > > > OS build 19045.3930
> > > > Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0
> > > > 
> > > > Processor Intel Core i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
> > > > Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.69 GB usable)
> > > > System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
> > > > 
> > > > I will appreciate your advice.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > 
> > > > Armando
> > > > 
> > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Subject: Digest Footer
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Digikam-users mailing list
> > > Digikam-users at kde.org
> > > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users
> > > 
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> > > 
> > > End of Digikam-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 30
> > > **********************************************
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:10:42 +0100
> From: Maik Qualmann metzpinguin at gmail.com
> 
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
> Subject: Re: Restoring a photo does not restore tags
> Message-ID: 5748068.DvuYhMxLoT at linux-tpgn
> 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> In principle, the tags remain in the DB. When you delete an image, it is
> marked as deleted in the database and is no longer part of the DB. When
> restoring, an attempt is made to find the “old” database entry.
> There are now several factors: the entries marked as deleted are also “cleaned
> up” after a period of time. By copying the image beforehand, there are several
> "matching" entries in the DB and the wrong entry is assigned without tags. So
> it is not 100% certain that information that was only available in the DB will
> be restored.
> 
> Maik
> 
> Am Dienstag, 23. Januar 2024, 18:41:17 CET schrieb chimney at thespicers.net:
> 
> > If I set tags on a photo in digikam (not saved to the file itself) and then
> > delete and restore the photo the tags are not restored. Is this a bug? I'd
> > expect to get the photo back as it was before I (accidentally) deleted it.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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